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Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament. USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Friday. This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville. This week we tackle USX topic area #4 on environment and energy.
56% of Americans think policies aimed at addressing climate change generally do more good than harm for the environment. When it comes to the impact these policies have on the U.S. economy, 37% say they help while 35% say they hurt the economy. https://t.co/G1YgKGPTcv pic.twitter.com/0JrrHvrRfw
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) March 6, 2022
Going from fossil fuels to renewable energy is not as easy as flipping a switch, writes @tomfriedman. https://t.co/qpqz5ntMyl
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) May 19, 2022
Elevated gas prices to continue throughout summer, analysts predicthttps://t.co/s5QvNWYJeb
— The Week (@TheWeek) May 20, 2022
Western Wildfires Reverse U.S. Clean Air Gains https://t.co/3vS0yt2FLO
— Scientific American (@sciam) April 25, 2022
Less than 9% of plastic in the U.S. is recycled each year, according to the EPA. The rest ends up in landfills, is burned or released into the environment. https://t.co/gUfJqEQkmc
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) April 29, 2022
Politicians are trying to “do something” about rising gas prices—but the latest anti‐price gouging bill will likely make the situation worse. https://t.co/Nl2SujO4DS #CatoEcon pic.twitter.com/uVCRmckKIx
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) May 19, 2022
Microplastics — fragments of broken-down plastic — have become a global problem. Last month, California became the first in the U.S. to adopt a strategy that aims to reduce plastics from entering the environment and monitor those that are already there. https://t.co/JHZa5IVFgN
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) March 8, 2022
U.S. officials announced plans Tuesday that they characterized as extraordinary to keep hundreds of billions of gallons of water stored in a reservoir on the Utah-Arizona line to prevent it from shrinking more amid prolonged drought and climate change. https://t.co/zs0RIY85BE
— The Denver Post (@denverpost) May 4, 2022
Every year, wildfires destroy thousands of U.S. homes.
A new tool can show you the risk to your home — and how it will change as the climate gets hotter.https://t.co/X9OBtZWiQI
— NPR (@NPR) May 18, 2022
“Congress should continue renewable energy credits but also make them more efficient” (@TheHillOpinion) https://t.co/WfO9zMpoV7 pic.twitter.com/dRWChU1oUx
— The Hill (@thehill) May 20, 2022
Fact check: Is President Biden to blame for Houston’s record-high gas prices? https://t.co/rRBJQTrls7
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) May 21, 2022